Check it out, dawg: Haley’s homecoming

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The segment, which was supposed to run last week but was pushed back to make room for all the hub-bub surrounding “Idol Gives Back,” definitely will run on this week’s “Idol Extra,” a Fox publicist promised. She couldn’t tell me exactly when it would run during the hour, however.

An “Idol Extra” crew shadowed Scarnato as she reunited with friends, family and media the week after she was eliminated on “Idol.”

Among highlights filmed, according to local Fox affiliate anchorwoman Cynthia Lee:

 Haley’s guest host gig on the “Fox 29 News First” morning show on KABB. Cameras also were there when she took caller queries on Chris Duel’s afternoon show on KTSA and during her shopping expedition for bridesmaid dresses in preparation for her wedding early next year to sweetheart Bobby Krudwig.

 The biggest hoopla, and the one that best reflects S.A.’s passionate support for the “Idol” contestant, happened at the Josephine Theatre, Scarnato’s old performance haunt. On the night of April 18, the theater was packed with friends, family and fans.

Scarnato’s various performance highlights from “Idol” played on the big screen and, in between, fans lined up to ask questions. Lee, who was there, said Scarnato’s most emotional moment happened when the Josephine’s youthful song-and-dance troupe, the Showstoppers — she used to be a member — performed an original welcome home song to the tune of “Bye Bye Birdie’s” “We Love You, Conrad.” Of course, they changed it to “We Love You, Haley.”

 Another plus: Scarnato wore shorts that night, specifically, a stylish black shorts jumpsuit that Lee said made her famous legs look extra-long.

This should come as good news to folks who’ve wondered why she has appeared publicly in outfits covering up her standout stems. Even when she waved to crowds from the Goodwill Industries float during the Texas Cavaliers’ River Parade on Monday, she wore jeans.

I only hope we don’t get cheated out of our Haley segment again. It’s kind of irksome when the show can make room for Sanjaya two weeks in a row, while one of the staples of the show — a finalist’s homecoming — gets snipped.